They who have departed this life Ge 23:2; 25:8; Job 1:19
TERMS USED TO EXPRESS
Carcases Nu 14:29,32,33; 1Ki 13:24
Those who are not Mt 2:18
CHARACTERISED BY
Being without the Spirit Jas 2:26
Being incapable of motion Mt 28:4; Re 1:17
Ignorance of all human affairs Ec 9:5
Absence of all human passions Ec 9:6
Inability to glorify God Ps 115:17
Return not to this life Job 7:9,10; 14:10,14
Eyes of, closed by nearest of kin Ge 46:4
Were washed and laid out Ac 9:37
Were wrapped in lined with spices Joh 19:40
MOURNING FOR, OFTEN
Very great Ge 27:35; Jer 31:15; Mt 2:18; Joh 11:33
Loud and clamorous Jer 16:6; Mr 5:38
By hired mourners Jer 9:17,18; Am 5:16
With plaintive music Jer 48:36; Mt 9:23
Testified by change of apparel 2Sa 14:2
Testified by taring the hair Jer 16:7
Testified by covering the head 2Sa 19:4
Testified by rending the garments Ge 37:34; 2Sa 3:31
Lasted many days Ge 37:34; 50:3,10
Regard often shown to the memory of Ru 1:8
Too soon forgotten Ps 31:12; Ec 9:5
Heathenish expressions of grief for, forbidden Le 19:28; De 14:1,2
All offerings to, forbidden De 26:14
Touching of, caused uncleanness Nu 19:11,13,16; 9:6,7
In a house rendered it unclean Nu 19:14,15
Even bones of, caused uncleanness Nu 19:16; 2Ch 34:5
A priest not to mourn for, except when near of kin Le 21:1-3; Eze 44:25
High priest in no case to mourn for Le 21:10,11
Nazarites not to touch or mourn for Nu 6:6,7
Those defiled by, removed from the camp Nu 5:2
Uncleanness contracted from, removed by the water separation Nu 19:12,18
IDOLATERS
Tore themselves for Jer 16:7
Offered sacrifices for Ps 106:28
Invoked and consulted 1Sa 28:7,8
Consecrated part of their crops to De 26:14
The Jews looked for a resurrection from Isa 26:19; Ac 24:15
Instances of, restored to life before Christ 1Ki 17:22; 2Ki 4:34-36; 13:21
Instances of, restored by Christ Mt 9:25; Lu 7:15; Joh 11:44; Ac 9:40; 20:12
ILLUSTRATIVE OF
Man's state by nature 2Co 5:4; Eph 2:1,5
A state of deep affliction, &c Ps 88:5,6; 143:3; Isa 59:10
Freedom from the power of sin Ro 6:2,8,11; Col 3:3
Freedom from the law Ro 7:4
Faith without works 1Ti 5:6; Jas 2:17,26
Diviners &c Isa 8:19